Snacks....out and about.

Having been eating well this week and feeling great for it (loosing 5lb helps) I was a little worried about going home this weekend. *back story* When I usually go home, I don't think about what I'm eating, I eat what ever I want, have desert at every possible moment, I enjoy my food.
This weekend I'm still going to have fun, and eat what I want (making good choices though) cos this is a lifestyle change, and I know its not going to be maintainable carrying round Tupperware for the rest of my life like I do at work.

I go shopping on a weekend and prep everything I'm going to eat for the next week. (Might sound crazy to some people) It keeps me focused, helps me make good choices and saves me money as I can't go down to the canteen at work and buy things I probably don't need.

So going for the train back to the Motherland this morning and because its a Saturday I didn't have any fruit left in the fridge as I've eaten it all week, no carrot sticks left. So I thought I could just grab a few things at the station for the train. Easy right....... How wrong I was....

I'm not a huge lover of fruit as it is and I wouldn't want to eat too much cos its all just sugar anyway (good sugar, but still too much and its still bad for you)
But there really isn't much else out there to pick up that is actually a healthy snack. There's lots of things that look like they are a health snack, but they're usually full of sugar.

So first I went into waitrose it was only 10am so I wanted something breakfasty, didn't want a sandwich (and let's face it, pre made sandwiches really aren't good for you) there was a few yogurts, but all with fruit compote or some similar (full of sugar) lots of fruit options and I really couldn't see anything else that I could eat there and then so I grabbed a bag of over priced apple and grapes.

Not super happy with my choices I went to M&S...they're known for being great at health things!
I managed to grab a snack pot of reduced fat hummus and carrot sticks, perfect little snack. I made oil free, low fat hummus the other day, (post to come) so I know pre made stuff even when its reduced fat still isn't the best because its full of oil, but least the carrot sticks are super good.
I also grabbed a bag of "Guilt free snacking" sour cream & chilli lentil curls. Not bad, but the salt content was insane and I don't put salt in anything much, maybe the smallest pinch in my eggs, so they were super salty for me!!

That should keep me going on the train back home, but it was super hard to find and I'm still not happy about the Lentil Curls....

Looks like its Tupperware for life....

Stay positive

Nessa

Slimming World Secret.....Scan Bran

Scan Bran, chances are unless you've done slimming world or had a friend that's tried it, you'll never have heard of Scan Bran. 

It basically 40% fiber "cracker bread" (bread is used in the loosest sense of the word!)

Eating Scan Bran can get really boring, really fast. Least it was for me. Its hard to eat, I mean it tastes like fiber (AKA Cardboard). Its the secret ingredient for a lot of people trying to lose weight on slimming world. 5 of these fiber bad-boys count as your "Healthy Extra B" a day. I have a friend who can eat all 5  in one sitting for lunch. I can't get through more than 3 (even then it's a struggle)

for Lunch I would usually have a Laughing Cow Light Triangle, some meat (usually Ham or chicken) some Tomato and some rd onion. It certainly is easier to eat it like this. But i still struggle eating this more than once a week, and daily is the best way to lose weight with it. I've heard of people eating it with soups and making cakes with it (I tried that once....not great, but i need to perfect the recipe)

So I decided to try to make it into a type of breakfast loaf. Seen as eating at lunch was more of a success that turning it into a sweet thing.

If you use the Scan Bran as your Healthy Extra B and the cheese as your Healthy Extra A this is totally FREEEEEEEE!!

Here's the recipe I used (if you can call it that, as I pretty much made it up)

7 scan bran
4 eggs
3 Large Mushrooms
Handful of cherry tomatoes
1 small red onion

2 Rashers of lean bacon

42g Low Fat Chedder

Method:

First i blended the Scan Bran, the few recipes i found for cakes said to just break them up and soak them, but i wasn't sure about that, so i ground them up as fine as i could get them, then soaked them in some boiling water.

Then i fried up some onions and bacon, with some Tomatoes and mushrooms.

I then added the eggs and cheese together, then the scan bran, then the rest of the ingredients and mixed them together.

I added in to a non stick baking tin and cooked for about 30 minutes on 180. 

It came out well. and tastes really good.

I will do two things differently next time.

I will add in half a teaspoon of baking powder to make it rise slightly. (which will add half a syn to the whole thing)

And i will add a little seasoning to the eggs (I always forget to do this!!)

Enjoy!

If you have any questions write them in the comments below :)

Stay Positive

Nessa

27 and Counting

Recently I've seen a lot of posts about how people around my age should be married with kids, either because other members of their families are married with kids, or their friends have all stated pairing off....

I feel their struggle, but where a lot of posts have been about how it makes them feel hurt or empty or like the aren't "doing life right"

This post isn't about that at all!

My best friends know my feelings about kids...they all come out with "Nessa hates kids" this isn't technically true....I don't hate kids, you can't hate kids they're THE most innocent thing on this planet! If anything, its their parents I can't stand, the way the have no control on their kids, force them into situation they clearly don't want to be in because their parents are being selfish or let them do things my mother would have (and damn right she should have) knocked me every way to Sunday!

I'm a free spirit, a strong girl (still can't call myself a woman, makes me sound old) I know what I want in life. I might not know how to make it happen, but I'm sure I'll have fun along the way.

I'm happy being childless, (and this is no disrespect to any one who has kids, I see you loving those little people fiercely, and I throw massive props your way!) It's not for me, every now and again a little one comes into my life (take the little girl on the coach to Disneyland) and they are so sweet, cute and for some reason (maybe its my blue hair) are so in awe of me I can spend time talking to them, but I have never had this 'urge' to go out and make my own. (Maybe I loved the attention too)

As for being married, I'd kinda need a partner first, and I'm in no rush to fall into a relationship, (I wouldn't push it away, but I certainly wouldn't chase it) being married is a huge life goal for me, I'm not gonna apologise for that, but I'm also not gonna force that to happen.

When I do find that right person for me they best understand that kids aren't on my list....and I probably won't change my mind (I am, after all, like my Father and stubborn as hell)

Keep It Positive

Nessa

xx